Accelerate synthesis in ecology and environmental sciences

Stephen R. Carpenter; E. Virginia Armbrust; Peter W. Arzberger; F. Stuart Chapín; James J. Elser; Edward J. Hackett; Anthony R. Ives; Peter M. Kareiva; Mathew A. Leibold; Per Lundberg; Marc Mangel; Nirav Merchant; William W. Murdoch; Margaret A. Palmer; Debra P.C. Peters; Steward T.A. Pickett; Kathleen K. Smith; Diana H. Wall; Ann S. Zimmerman

doi:10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.11

Accelerate synthesis in ecology and environmental sciences

Stephen R. Carpenter
, E. Virginia Armbrust
, Peter W. Arzberger
, F. Stuart Chapín
, James J. Elser
, Edward J. Hackett
, Anthony R. Ives
, Peter M. Kareiva
, Mathew A. Leibold
, Per Lundberg
, Marc Mangel
, Nirav Merchant
, William W. Murdoch
, Margaret A. Palmer
, Debra P.C. Peters
, Steward T.A. Pickett
, Kathleen K. Smith
, Diana H. Wall
, Ann S. Zimmerman

Flathead Lake Biological Station

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The Nature Conservancy
University of Texas at Austin
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Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
University of California at Santa Cruz
University of Arizona
University of California at Santa Barbara
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
United States Department of Agriculture
Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Duke University
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Abstract

Ecology is a leading discipline in the synthesis of diverse knowledge. Ecologists have had considerable experience in bringing together diverse, multinational data sets, disciplines, and cultural perspectives to address a wide range of issues in basic and applied science. Now is the time to build on this foundation and invest in ecological synthesis through new national or international programs. While synthesis takes place through many mechanisms, including individual efforts, working groups, and research networks, centers are extraordinarily effective institutional settings for advancing synthesis projects.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	699-701
Number of pages	3
Journal	BioScience
Volume	59
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.11
State	Published - Sep 2009

Funding

We thank the National Science Foundation for support of the workshop that led to this article, and Marilyn Larsen for superb assistance on every aspect of the project. The Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison provided administrative support.

Keywords

Centers
Ecology
Environmental sciences
Knowledge integration
Synthesis

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Carpenter, S. R., Armbrust, E. V., Arzberger, P. W., Chapín, F. S., Elser, J. J., Hackett, E. J., Ives, A. R., Kareiva, P. M., Leibold, M. A., Lundberg, P., Mangel, M., Merchant, N., Murdoch, W. W., Palmer, M. A., Peters, D. P. C., Pickett, S. T. A., Smith, K. K., Wall, D. H., & Zimmerman, A. S. (2009). Accelerate synthesis in ecology and environmental sciences. BioScience, 59(8), 699-701. https://doi.org/10.1525/bio.2009.59.8.11

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